Chapter 1 of Don Juan is here in full — 233 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Don Juan is here in full — 233 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[Note: Stanza and Line numbers have not been included.] Bob Southey! You’re a poet, poet laureate, And representative of all the race. Although ’tis true that you turned out a Tory at Last, yours has lately been a common case. And now my epic renegade, what are ye at With all the lakers, in and out of place?
Chapter 1 of Don Juan is here in full — 233 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/46 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale)
From this reading “And now my epic renegade, what are ye at With all the lakers, in and out of place?”
enclosed in the same envelope or package
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someone honored for great achievements; figuratively someone crowned with a laurel wreath
From this reading “You’re a poet, poet laureate, And representative of all the race.”
the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt
From this reading “[Note: Stanza and Line numbers have not been included.]”
someone who rebels and becomes an outlaw
From this reading “And now my epic renegade, what are ye at With all the lakers, in and out of place?”
a person who represents others
From this reading “You’re a poet, poet laureate, And representative of all the race.”
a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
From this reading “[Note: Stanza and Line numbers have not been included.]”
an American who favored the British side during the American Revolution
From this reading “Although ’tis true that you turned out a Tory at Last, yours has lately been a common case.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading You’re a poet, poet laureate, And representative of all the race.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading You’re a poet, poet laureate, And representative of all the race.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Although ’tis true that you turned out a Tory at Last, yours has lately been a common case.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [Note: Stanza and Line numbers have not been included.]
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And now my epic renegade, what are ye at With all the lakers, in and out of place?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Although ’tis true that you turned out a Tory at Last, yours has lately been a common case.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading [Note: Stanza and Line numbers have not been included.]
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading Bob Southey!
an occurrence of something
From this reading Although ’tis true that you turned out a Tory at Last, yours has lately been a common case.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading Although ’tis true that you turned out a Tory at Last, yours has lately been a common case.
very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale)
From this reading And now my epic renegade, what are ye at With all the lakers, in and out of place?
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Although ’tis true that you turned out a Tory at Last, yours has lately been a common case.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading [Note: Stanza and Line numbers have not been included.]
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And now my epic renegade, what are ye at With all the lakers, in and out of place?
enclosed in the same envelope or package
From this reading [Note: Stanza and Line numbers have not been included.]
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And now my epic renegade, what are ye at With all the lakers, in and out of place?
immediately past
From this reading Although ’tis true that you turned out a Tory at Last, yours has lately been a common case.
in the recent past
From this reading Although ’tis true that you turned out a Tory at Last, yours has lately been a common case.
someone honored for great achievements; figuratively someone crowned with a laurel wreath
From this reading You’re a poet, poet laureate, And representative of all the race.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading [Note: Stanza and Line numbers have not been included.]
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And now my epic renegade, what are ye at With all the lakers, in and out of place?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading [Note: Stanza and Line numbers have not been included.]
a brief written record
From this reading [Note: Stanza and Line numbers have not been included.]
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now my epic renegade, what are ye at With all the lakers, in and out of place?
the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt
From this reading [Note: Stanza and Line numbers have not been included.]
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You’re a poet, poet laureate, And representative of all the race.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Although ’tis true that you turned out a Tory at Last, yours has lately been a common case.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading And now my epic renegade, what are ye at With all the lakers, in and out of place?
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading You’re a poet, poet laureate, And representative of all the race.
any competition
From this reading You’re a poet, poet laureate, And representative of all the race.
someone who rebels and becomes an outlaw
From this reading And now my epic renegade, what are ye at With all the lakers, in and out of place?
a person who represents others
From this reading You’re a poet, poet laureate, And representative of all the race.
English poet and friend of Wordsworth and Coleridge (1774-1843)
From this reading Bob Southey!
a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
From this reading [Note: Stanza and Line numbers have not been included.]
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Although ’tis true that you turned out a Tory at Last, yours has lately been a common case.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You’re a poet, poet laureate, And representative of all the race.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading Although ’tis true that you turned out a Tory at Last, yours has lately been a common case.
an American who favored the British side during the American Revolution
From this reading Although ’tis true that you turned out a Tory at Last, yours has lately been a common case.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading Although ’tis true that you turned out a Tory at Last, yours has lately been a common case.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Although ’tis true that you turned out a Tory at Last, yours has lately been a common case.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And now my epic renegade, what are ye at With all the lakers, in and out of place?
in the company of; together with
From this reading And now my epic renegade, what are ye at With all the lakers, in and out of place?
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading And now my epic renegade, what are ye at With all the lakers, in and out of place?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Although ’tis true that you turned out a Tory at Last, yours has lately been a common case.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You’re a poet, poet laureate, And representative of all the race.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading Although ’tis true that you turned out a Tory at Last, yours has lately been a common case.
Chapter 1 of Don Juan by George Gordon Byron, Baron Byron holds 233 sentences, grouped into 47 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 1 holds 233 sentences of Don Juan, unabridged, divided into 47 reading sections.
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